Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reactor core having both nuclear fuel and a heat pipe in a module located in a solid neutron moderator
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Application No.: US16627737Application Date: 2018-12-25
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Publication No.: US11469005B2Publication Date: 2022-10-11
- Inventor: Nikolay Ivanovich Loginov , Viktor Viktorovich Litvinov , Aleksey Dmitrievich Krotov
- Applicant: JOINT STOCK COMPANY “STATE SCIENTIFIC CENTRE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION—INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICS AND POWER ENGINEERING NAMED AFTER A.I. LEYPUNSKY” , JOINT STOCK COMPANY “SCIENCE AND INNOVATIONS”
- Applicant Address: RU g. Obninsk; RU Moscow
- Assignee: JOINT STOCK COMPANY “STATE SCIENTIFIC CENTRE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION—INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICS AND POWER ENGINEERING NAMED AFTER A.I. LEYPUNSKY”,JOINT STOCK COMPANY “SCIENCE AND INNOVATIONS”
- Current Assignee: JOINT STOCK COMPANY “STATE SCIENTIFIC CENTRE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION—INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICS AND POWER ENGINEERING NAMED AFTER A.I. LEYPUNSKY”,JOINT STOCK COMPANY “SCIENCE AND INNOVATIONS”
- Current Assignee Address: RU g. Obninsk; RU Moscow
- Agency: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP
- Agent J. Miguel Hernandez; James R. Gourley
- Priority: RURU2018113680 20180413
- International Application: PCT/RU2018/000869 WO 20181225
- International Announcement: WO2019/199200 WO 20191017
- Main IPC: G21C15/257
- IPC: G21C15/257 ; G21C1/12 ; G21C5/02 ; G21C3/322 ; G21C3/40 ; G21C5/12

Abstract:
A nuclear reactor core includes at least one module, a solid neutron moderator, and liquid neutron moderator. Each module comprises a housing, at least one heat pipe, at least one fuel element, casing, and thermal insulation. The heat pipe comprises a housing, wick, and evaporating coolant. The fuel element includes a shell and nuclear fuel. An evaporation zone of the heat pipe and the fuel elements are enclosed by the casing. The casing is filled with a liquid coolant. Liquid metal, for example, lithium, calcium, lead, and/or silver, is used as the heat pipe coolant and the liquid coolant. The thermal insulation is arranged in a space between the casing and module housing. The solid neutron moderator has at least one hole, wherein at least one module is located. A space between the solid neutron moderator and module is filled with the liquid neutron moderator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210027900A1 REACTOR CORE Public/Granted day:2021-01-28
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